Dear JOhn,

Pallavi was 16-years old and on the way to visit her grandmother when she was kidnapped and gang-raped by 12 young men. They filmed her attack and threatened to share the video if she told anyone. 

Her attackers didn’t just harm Pallavi. Her father killed himself, the legal system failed her and her family were forced to seek protection. Her fight for justice continues. 

Sadly, Pallavi’s horrific story is one of many we’ve recorded against Dalit women and girls in the Haryana region of India. You can read the full case studies and others in a report we recently published along with the Swabhiman Society, Justice Denied: Sexual Violence and Intersectional Discrimination - Barriers to Accessing Justice for Dalit Women and Girls in Haryana, India.

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It is only thanks to our supporters that we are able to document such crimes and to fight against the barriers to justice that exist. Through the work of our human rights lawyers who examine these terrible abuses, we are able to advocate to persuade the authorities to take action. 

When we join forces with local women's rights groups, as we have in Haryana, we create a shield against sexual violence and harassment, united in support of Pallavi and women and girls like her around the world. Thank you for helping us get this far.

We won’t stop fighting for a just world for women and girls - I hope you’ll stick with us.

With you we can report and fight other injustices against women. You can help fight unfair legal systems, discrimination and violence by donating to our year end appeal.

Your gift will help women and girls get the support and legal protection they deserve. Together, we can document abuses, fight unfair laws and systems and be there for the women and girls who need us. 

Please do consider donating. It is only together that we can create a just world for women and girls.

In Solidarity,

Katherine Payne
Digital Lead
Equality Now